The Stuff of Stars

The Stuff of Stars

First edition

Hardback (04 Sep 2018)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner

In an astonishing unfurling of our universe, Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer and Caldecott Honor winner Ekua Holmes celebrate the birth of every child.


Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was . . . nothing. But then . . . BANG! Stars caught fire and burned so long that they exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. And into us. In a poetic text, Marion Dane Bauer takes readers from the trillionth of a second when our universe was born to the singularities that became each one of us, while vivid illustrations by Ekua Holmes capture the void before the Big Bang and the ensuing life that burst across galaxies. A seamless blend of science and art, this picture book reveals the composition of our world and beyond - and how we are all the stuff of stars.

Book information

ISBN: 9780763678838
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Imprint: Candlewick Press
Pub date:
Edition: First edition
DEWEY: 523.18
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Weight: 607g
Height: 308mm
Width: 270mm
Spine width: 10mm